Special Collections
Telephone: 456-9653
The Special Collections Department of the James P. Adams Library was created in 1974. It was established in its present location on the fourth floor of the library in 1978. In 1982, the Martha Bacon-Ronald Ballinger Reading Room was dedicated, in honor of Professors Ronald Ballinger (history) and Martha Bacon Ballinger (English).
Most of the books in Special Collections are listed in the HELIN catalog. There are lists, registers, and other aids available for finding other materials in the various collections. Assistance and reference services are available whenever the department is open.
Use of the materials in Special Collections is limited to the Martha Bacon-Ronald Ballinger Reading Room on the fourth floor. The department is open 9:00-4:00, Monday-Friday. An appointment is recommended, but not required. For more information, contact the Special Collections (456-9653).
Special Collections includes the College Archives, which is a rich depository of the history, records, and memorabilia of Rhode Island College. Publications by faculty members are kept in Special Collections, as are copies of theses submitted for graduate degrees from the college. There are also collections of source materials in education, papers and manuscripts, ethnic materials, and socio-political materials.
Bibliographies
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Amilcar Cabral
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Cape Verde and Cape Verdean Americans
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Cape Verde and Cape Verdean Americans: Theses
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Cape Verde Collection on Reserve
See Course Reserves about accessing these materials.
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Cape Verdean Culture
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Cape Verde: Description & Travel
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Cape Verde: Government, Economics, and Development
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Cape Verde: Health & Social Issues
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Cape Verdean Literature
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Cape Verdean Music: Selection of Resources
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Rhode Island Normal School
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Ron Ballinger Collections on Africa
Staff